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Armstrong Bio > Biographical Time line • Discography • Bibliography
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Biographical Time Line
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1930
Performs in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C. Appears at Frank Sebastian's Cotton Club in California. Records "Blue Yodel No. 9" with Jimmie Rodgers (the "Father of Country Music").
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Louis with manager, Johnny Collins, c. 1932.
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1931
Separates from Lil Hardin (August). Appears in his first film, Ex-Flame. Johnny Collins becomes Louis's manager. Extensive tour of midwest and south. First records "When It's Sleepytime Down South," which becomes Louis's theme song.
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Louis is welcomed to London, 1932.
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1932
Travels to London upon the SS Majestic . Tours great Britain for three months (July - November).
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Louis in performance, Paris, 1934.
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1933-1934
Performs in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Nebraska. In July 1933, returns to London. Tours Britain, Denmark, Norway, and Holland. Ten thousand people greet him at the railway station in Denmark. For much of 1934, lives in Paris.
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Louis with manager, Joe Glaser, 1950's.
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1935
Returns to the United States (January). Joe Glaser becomes Louis's manager (and remains Louis's manager until his death in 1969). Appears at Connie's Inn in New York City.
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Louis performing “Skeleton in the Closet” in Pennies from Heaven, 1936.
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1936
Portrays a band leader in the motion picture Pennies from Heaven with Bing Crosby. Records "Swing That Music" (which amazed audiences by Louis's hitting forty-two high Cs followed by a high E-flat). Publication of Louis's autobiography, Swing That Music (which, unfortunately, is heavily edited by the publisher).
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Louis signing a contract to host the Fleischmann’s Yeast Show, 1937.
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1937
Hosts the Fleischmann's Yeast Show, a national network radio program. Appears in the motion picture Artists and Models. Films Everyday's a Holiday with Mae West.
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Louis and 3rd wife, Alpha Smith Armstrong, c. 1935.
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1938
In October, marries Alpha Smith. Performs throughout deep south, including Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Performs in hometown New Orleans. Films Going Places.
1939
Portrays Bottom in the musical Swingin' the Dream, a jazz version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream.
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